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P. MAUSER. MEANS POR AFFIXING SIDE ARMS T0 GUNS.

N6. 572,266. Patented Dep. 1, 1896.

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P. MAUSER. MEANS POR APFIXING SIDE ARMS T0 GUNS. No. 572,266.

Patented Deo. 1, 1896.

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PAUL MAUSER, OF OBERNDORF, GERMANY.

MEANS FOR AFFIXING SIDE-ARMS TO GUNS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 572,266, dated Decemberl, 1895.

Application filed December 2, 1895. Serial No. 570,771. (No model.)Patented in Germany October 30, 1895, No. 86,365; in Belgium November 9,1895, No. 118,488; in France November 11,1895,No. 251,597; in EnglandNovember 13,1895, No. 21,546; in Sweden November 14,1895, No. 6,795; inNorway November 20, 1895,No. 4,648; in Switzerland December 9, 1895, No.11,831; in Italy December 31, 1895, XL, 134/426; in Austria January 12,1896, No. 46/169, and in Spain March 14,1896, No. 18,283.

To @ZZ whom, t r11/wy concer-1e:

Be it known that I, PAUL MAUsER, a subject of the King of Wrtemberg,residing in Oberndorf-upon-the-Neckar, in the Kingdom of Wrtemberg,Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means forFixing Side-Arms on Rifles Independent-ly of the Barrel, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention is patented in Spain, No. 18,288, dated March 14, 1896;in Belgium, No. 118,488, dated November 9, 1895; in Austria, No. 46/169,dated January 12,1896; in Italy, No. XL, 134/426, dated December 31,1895; in Switzerland, No. 11,331, dated December 9, 1895; in Norway, No.4,648, dated November 20, 1895; in Sweden, No. 6,795, dated November 14,1895; in Germany, No. 86,365, dated October 30, 1895; in England, No.21,546, dated November 13, 1895, and in France, No. 251,597, datedNovember 11, 1895.

This invention relates to means for fixing side-arms on rifies and otherarms, and aims to provide improvements in such means.

Heretofore it has been customary to connect side-arms to rifies bycoupling the sidearm to the end of the barrel of the rifle. In suchconstructions it has been difficult to properly counteract the strainsincident to the use of the side-arm and to properly dispose the latter.

The object of the present invention is to provide an arrangement forfixing side-arms, such as infantry sabers, bayonets, and the like, onrifles or guns, without any connection with the barrel and entirelyindependent of the same and Without undue strain on the stock.

According to my invention I provide means for relieving the stock ofexcessive strain by inserting a metallic fitting into the front end ofthe stock, said fitting being of such a form as to transfer the strains,when thrusting or cutting, onto large surfaces, or to so proportion theleverage as to obviate the possibility of overstraining and therebyinjuring the stock, and also certain features of structural improvementwhich will be hereinafter fully set forth.

My invention in its preferred form is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 shows my invention applied to a rifle thebarrel of which is fitted With-an outer protecting-tube. Fig. 2 shows myinvention applied to a rifle the barrel of which is not provided with anouter protecting tube. Figs. 3 and 4 show, respectively, a side view anda plan of the metallic fitting shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a front endview of the said fitting. Fig. 6 is a cross-section drawn on the line 11 of Fig. "2, looking in the direction of the arrow, the side-arm beingomitted. Fig. 7 is a cross-section drawn through the hilt of theside-arm on the axis of its springactuated pressure bolt, pin, or catchand looking toward the blade. Fig. 8 is an under side plan view of thespring-fastener for fixing the bands.

Referring to the drawings, A is the gunbarrel; B, the stock; I, theside-arm; C, the hilt or handle thereof, and H the ramrod. These partsmay be of any suitable construction,'those shown being in general ofwellknown form.

According to my invention the side-arm is fixed on the metallic fittinginserted in or on the upper or outer end of the stock and con- .h

structed in such a manner as to receive all strains.

The fitting D in the construction shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5 is providedat its front end with a flat plate cl, which rests against the front enda of the stock and, preferably, has a notch b, embracing or bearingagainst the barrel, and at its rear'end with a fiat stud or projectiond', which fits into a hole a2 inthe stock and extends up to the barrel,so as to prevent the fitting D from movinglongitudinally and at the sametime support the front plate d, so as to transfer the strains onto therear part of the stock. Between these parts it has a long rigid body b',resting against the under side of the stock, having a groove e on top inline With the socket a, a socket c through the stud (Z, and a longgroove f and a locking projection Z3 on its under side.

The tting D is fixed to the rifie or gun by means of the outermost bandE and the middle band F, as will be seen in Figs. 1, *2, and 6, and ispreferably removably so fixed, as by means of the spring-fastener G, thestud gof which enters a hole Z at or near the center of the fitting D,While shoulders g' g bear against the bands E F and maintain the latterin their correct position.

To prevent the upper or outermost band E from being pushed forward, thespring-fastener G has a stud g2, which engages With a notch or hole h inthe under side of the band E and Works in a hole z" in the fitting. Thusall the parts menfioned-viz., the fitting D, the spring-fastener G, andthe bands E F- are securely maintained in their proper position.

The fitting D is provided With a stud Z2 at its front end, preferablyhaving a socket a for the ramrod H, and with a locking projection (Z3 onits under side, near its rear end, or With other suitable holdingprovisions for the purpose of enabling the side-arm to be fixed thereto;and the side-arm is provided with reciprocal provisions, preferablyhaving the eye c'l in its guard c3 and the recess Z5 in its hilt forreceiving and engaging the stud d2 and projection (Z3 and holding theside-arm therefrom.

In fixing the side-arm in position on the fitting D the eye c4 in theguard c3 is passed over the stud (Z2 and the locking projection (Z3 iscaused to enter the suitably-fitting space or recess d5 in the rear endof the hilt of the side-arm, and it is then securely held in position bythese means, all strains being transmitted through these int-erengagingparts.

For locking the side-arm in position I provide a catch, preferably aspring-catch c, eX- tending transversely of the hilt, having a nose csnapped behind the projection d3 by a spring c2.

In order to disconnect the side-arm from the rifle or gun, the pin c ispressed inward, so as to release its hole c' from the lockingprojection(Z3, When the side-arm can be drawn off from the fitting D.

In order to disconnect the fitting D from the rifle or gun, thecleaning-rod K is first removed from its housing, the spring-fastener Gis then pressed at its front till the stud g2 leaves the hole h in theband F, and thereby releases the latter, which is then drawn off therifle. The spring-fastener G is then free and is removed from thefitting D, thereby releasing the middle band F, Which is then removedfrom the rifle. The fitting D is then free to be removed from the stock.Vhen remounting the parts, Jthe reverse operations are followed.

It Will be seen that my invention provides improvements which can bereadily and advantageously availed of, and it will be understood thatthe invention is not limited to the particular details shown, but thatit can be employed according to such modifications or adaptations ascircumstances or the j udgment of those skilled in the art may dictatewithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

That I claim is, in means for fixing sidearms and the like on rifles andthe like, the following-defined novel features and combinations,substantially as hereinbefore specified, namely:

l. A fitting for holding side-arms to gunstocks, consisting of' a metalbody D for embracing the under side of a gun-stock, having at its frontend a stud Z2 for entering a socket in a side-arm, and having near itsrear end a projection for locking such side-arm to it, two strapscarried by said fitting for fastening it to the stock and barrel of agun, and a spring G carried by said fitting and holding both said strapsthereon.

2. For connecting side-arms to guns and the like, a fitting D, having astud CZ2 at front and a locking-projection Z3 at rear, a springsocket fbetween its ends, straps E and F for fastening it to the stock of a gun,and a spring G holding said straps in place.

8. For fixing side-arms to guns and the like, a fitting D adapted to befastened to the stock of a gun, and having a body b, a front plate CZ, astud Z2 thereon, a stud CZ3 near its rear, and a projection CZ near itsrear.

4. For fixing side-arms to guns and the like, a fitting D having frontstud (Z2 and rear stud (Z3, and a side-arm I having an eye c4 in itsguard and a groove (Z5 in its hilt, said eye fitting over said stud andsaid groove fitting over said projection, and means locking saidside-arm on said fitting.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of tWosubscribing Witnesses.

PAUL MAUSER. Titnessesz W. HAUPT, ALoYs GoBANz.

